Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Is There Something New on Twitter?

Is there something new on Twitter, or has it been there all along?

Do you use Twitter? I do, but I am still trying to figure it out. I’m not sure if I’ve just been totally oblivious - or if perhaps a new feature has just been added - but I just made a huge discovery...

... I can now add photos to my tweets on Twitter!

When I first started using Twitter, it was my understanding that a tweet was limited to 140 characters, and did not include images. I have been using Twitter for a while now this way, tweeting out my blog posts each day, and occasionally sharing other posts that I find interesting.

Of all the forms of social media that I use, Twitter is the least intuitive for me. I sort of hate to admit it, but Twitter both baffles and intimidates me! I struggle with figuring out the etiquette; and I just don't understand when to re-tweet, who can see my replies, and what favoring a tweet really means. There have been days (weeks) when I've avoided checking my Twitter account, because I knew there were probably things there I should deal with, but I just didn't know how! (My sincere apologies to anyone who hasn't received a timely reply or follow from me - and I promise to try to do better in the future!)

I have recently begun to appreciate the merit of Twitter, however. It is a source of a lot of valuable content, and I am beginning to make time to click and read more of the links. I am starting to understand how to pick up where I left off in the feed, and I even participated in a Twitter party! It is about time I figure it all out!

Back to photos on Twitter. I had noticed, of course, that some tweets had photos posted with them. I always just assumed this was either a paid option, or required some sort of an app that I did not have. Then, just a little bit ago while I was composing a tweet on my computer, I noticed a camera icon below the posting area. Was this something new, or had it always been there? How had I missed it?

It was so simple. I clicked on the camera icon on my phone, and a prompt appeared asking for permission to access to the photos on my camera roll. Once I set this up, all I had to do was upload the photo of my choice from my camera roll, and suddenly my tweet included a photo!

This was my very first Twitter post to which I added an image.

How have I been missing out on something so easy? Do you add photos to your Twitter posts?

If you are not already following me (SusanF_mt) on Twitter, I would love it if you did!

Yes, twitter images have been a thing since sometime last year! There are studies that show a tweet with an image gets shared something like 40% more. Twitter is one of my favorite so anytime you have a question just let me know. I get a lot of traffic from Twitter. It's only 140 characters so you have to be imaginative to grab someone's attention but it definitely worth the effort!